Ingham County, MI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ingham County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 184 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Ingham County economy

4.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.2% the month before
139,183
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
282,015
people in Ingham County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,354
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Ingham County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
317
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Ingham County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 11, 2026	Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc.Takes effect Jun 26, 2026	Ingham County	94	Permanent closure	State record
Jan 20, 2026	Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution, LLCTakes effect Apr 3, 2026	Ingham County	161	Closure	State record
Dec 17, 2025	C3 Industries, Inc.	Ingham County	62	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Ingham County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow12 open roles
Auto-Owners Insurance7 open roles
Delta Dental of Michigan7 open roles
TEKsystems6 open roles
Kaav5 open roles
Army National Guard Units4 open roles
Samprasoft4 open roles
Sparrow Clinton Hospital4 open roles
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow4 open roles
Creative Financial Staffing3 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Ingham County

Michigan State University5,001–20,000 employees
Neogen1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Ingham County

Colleges in Ingham County
College	City	Type	Students
Michigan State University	East Lansing	Public 4-year	20,000+
Thomas M Cooley Law School	Lansing	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Ingham County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Capital Area Michigan Works! Workforce Development Board
Clinton, Eaton, Ingham

Capital Area Michigan Works! Service Center - Ingram County
Lansing · Comprehensive · 517-492-5500
N/A

Cities in Ingham County

Lansing167 jobs
Okemos16 jobs
East Lansing

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Michigan’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.